Qlik learning path

Tool note: Qlik Cloud Analytics. Only resources I opened or found confirmed are listed (fetched 2026-10-05).

Official

  1. Qlik Learning - https://learning.qlik.com - official training platform. Free self-paced tier with limited access; paid full-access subscription, public instructor-led “ILT Passport”, academic programme free for qualified students/educators. Includes a data-literacy course (“Think Like a Data Scientist”, shown on the catalog home 2026-10-08). The platform’s activity pages load and the sitemap (https://learning.qlik.com/sitemap.xml, 365 URLs) lists them; the landing page confirms free self-paced learning, academic programme, Full Access subscription, Public ILT Passport (1-year access to public live courses) and an organisational Training Program.
  2. Qlik Cloud Help (documentation) - https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/ - reference, free (the deep Hub URL listed earlier now redirects to this start page).
  3. Qlik Community - https://community.qlik.com - forums, blogs, product lifecycle pages, support updates; free (loads, HTTP 200; the earlier member count was not re-verified and is dropped).
  4. Qlik Help YouTube channel: the earlier link (youtube.com/c/QlikHelp-Videos) only redirects to a consent page and @QlikHelp returns 404, so it is not listed.

Certifications (exams are bought and taken on Qlik Learning, Honorlock-proctored; exam names and numbers from Qlik Learning’s own exam-detail pages, read 2026-10-08)

Qlik Learning lists two programmes: Qlik Data Analytics certifications and Qlik Talend Data Integration certifications, with Credly badges. Exam-detail pages (https://learning.qlik.com/student/activity/) give, for the analytics exams:

  • Qlik Sense Business Analyst (QSBA): 90 minutes, 50 questions, 62% pass; platform-neutral (client-managed and Qlik Cloud). Activity 2161175.
  • Qlik Sense Data Architect: 90 minutes, 50 questions, 62% pass; platform-neutral. Activity 2161345.
  • Qlik Sense System Administrator: 90 minutes, 50 questions, 62% pass; client-managed edition only. Activity 2161425.
  • Qlik AI Specialist: 90 minutes, 50 questions, 73% pass; covers AI concepts, Qlik Answers (incl. RAG), Qlik AutoML and Insight Advisor. Activity 2537679 (published 2025-05-13).
  • QlikView Business Analyst, Data Architect and System Administrator certification pages also exist; Talend exams (e.g. Talend Data Integration Certified Developer, Cloud Certified Administrator) and Qlik Replicate / Compose exams are listed for the integration side.
  • Exams are paid (the Purchase link per exam; amounts not recorded). Exam content and pass marks are “updated periodically” per Qlik.
  • The earlier “Qlik Cloud Analytics Developer” exam (120 minutes, from a third-party prep site) does NOT appear in Qlik Learning’s sitemap and is removed; if Qlik launched a new analytics track at Qlik Connect 2026 (see the “What’s new in Qlik Certification?” activity, published 2026-06-08, and “Certifications at Qlik Connect 2026”, 2026-02-06), those pages did not expose their text.

Creators

  • Qlik Dork (Dalton Ruer; described by his own site as an independent blog, not re-checked) - https://qlikdork.com ; “Dork Cast” video series on YouTube (episode 24 “Streamlined Governance for Qlik Cloud” confirmed to exist).
  • Qlik Luvr: not found, not listed.
  • Directories: https://www.askqv.com/blogs/ (list of Qlik blogs, from search results, not opened).

No vault video summaries found (yt-base path /mnt/d/OBS/yt-base was not accessible).

Open items

  • Qlik Dork details not re-checked (site loads). askqv.com blog list not opened in depth.
  • The “What’s new in Qlik Certification?” (2026-06-08) page text is not exposed to a plain fetch; changes to the analytics exam line-up in 2026 are unconfirmed.
  • Practice datasets and free books not verified.

Sources (2026-10-08)